In this Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for a hearing in Seoul, South Korea. Prosecutors are citing a past ruling on a North Korean spy
In this Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for a hearing in Seoul, South Korea. Prosecutors are citing a past ruling on a North Korean spy case as one reason why Samsung’s billionaire heir deserves a lengthy prison term for his conviction on bribery charges. The prosecutors and Samsung lawyers sparred Thursday during a first hearing by the appeals court on the effort by Lee to have his five-year prison sentence overturned. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)